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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1949
Page
4
Gadsden launches a citywide effort to eradicate flies described by Mayor Herbert Meighan as a disease control drive. The article urges Decatur leaders and Morgan County Health Department to study Gadsden’s approach as a model for their own efforts.
Decatur teens look to the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce for leadership in erecting a club house of their own. They urge the Jaycees to act, convince themselves the objective is worthwhile, and present the plan to the city council and civic groups.
Reverend William W. Glass of the First Presbyterian church preached on mixing spiritual growth with industrial advance and farm diversification in the South. He urged a common sense formula for the nation noting the shift from a single crop to many crops and warning that spiritual growth lags behind economic pace.
Representatives from the Alabama Farm Bureau and the National Cotton Council meet in Montgomery to address cotton industry problems and push the council’s program. Walter Randolph notes North Alabama’s stake and warns about cotton’s dominant but insufficient role for small farmers amid local regional reliance.
A newspaper column argues Congress should focus on enforcing state responsibilities amid lynchings and cross burnings in Alabama Tennessee and Georgia. It warns federal investigation may worsen the problem and urges action by state authorities to uphold law and order.
Mildred Wiesenfeld testifies before a congressional subcommittee urging government support for blindness research. She notes 260000 blind Americans and yearly costs of 30 million, criticizing current funding of only 400000 for research while calling for action to save sight.
The joint chiefs of staff held a major meeting with Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson last week as he prepared to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
A meditation on self forgetting as a pathway to mental health contrasts ancient wisdom with modern psychology. The piece cites London bombings and urges busy, purposeful work to keep focus away from personal desires. It then shifts to notes on North Atlantic Pact arms debates, tank shortages, and comments from military leaders including Omar Bradley, Louis Denfeld, and Hoyt Vandenberg.
Measures to aid the failing heart include rest diet digitalis and diuretics. A sitting position helps while oxygen and morphine may relieve breathlessness anxiety and spasm. Diets low in salt neutral or acid ash form can aid fluid elimination with careful fluid intake. Prompt treatment aims to prolong life.
President Truman orders the Democratic National Committee to seek defeats of three Republican senators at the next election. Targeted are Hartley of New Jersey, Hickenlooper of Iowa, and Donnell of Missouri for smearing the atomic energy commission.
Intelligence sources report Molotov retains broader authority than Vishinsky in Soviet foreign policy. The Paris conference overran due to indecision, Moscow directs even minor choices. Soviet operatives reportedly dispatched 362 Comintern agents to Siam to establish a Bangkok base and win Southeast Asia, bringing printing presses paper supplies and private radio capable air support for diplomats.
Representative Pat Sutton and Congressman Furcolo reshaped the military pay raise measure after a heated clash. They secured compromises including boosts for lowest enlisted ranks, a cap on top officers raises saving about 100 million dollars, and restoration of family allowances for enlisted personnel. Sutton voiced that a private's life is as valuable as a general's, noting pay disparities.
New York columnist Pegler questions the Hiss trial and links Eleanor Roosevelt to a Harvard cabal. He accuses officials including Felix Frankfurter and David Niles of behind the scenes influence, questions White House loyalties, and recalls past wartime and political connections.
Fragmentary lines show Tackett challenging peers over a hazardous papered rank and a vow to resign from Congress if stance persists. The damaged text hints at a political confrontation and potential resignation.
The article discusses Judge Kaufman and his ties to Frankfurter and Reed amid the Hiss case. It notes examinations by the Thomas committee, admissions by Hiss, and calls Kaufman’s conduct and neutrality into question within a politically charged judiciary. It also references Truman’s interim appointment and later confirmation.
Montgomery June 28 Low bids totaling 529015 on fourteen road construction projects were announced by the state Highway Department. North Alabama projects include Limestone county from Elkmont to the state line 549 miles base and double surface. bids by Floyd S Milford Birmingham 83492. Marshall county five point nine eight six miles from Grant South to U S 241 bid by Georgia Alabama Road Construction Co Birmingham 45227. Winston eight point five two nine miles base single surface and plant mix on Double Springs Cullip road bid by Floyd S Milford 76577. Winston one point three four eight miles base Sinman road bid by Dunn Construction Company Birmingham 76370.
The piece recalls Frankfurter writing the majority decision upholding the Norris La Guardia Act which he authored. It critiques the court’s stance as a sordid spectacle for Americans who trust in justice under law.
Pike's Peak was discovered in 1806 by General Zebulon M. Pike and first ascended in 1819 by Major S. H. Long. The landmark's exploration marks early American exploration and topographical records.
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